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Adin Scannell talks about gVisor - a container runtime that implements the Linux kernel API in userspace using Go. He talks about the architectural challenges associated with userspace kernels, the positive and negative experiences with Go as an implementation language, and finally, how to ensure API coverage and compatibility.

Designing Services for Resilience: Netflix Lessons

Summary

Nora Jones talks about designing microservices for enabling resiliency testing and the moving parts we need to consider when designing them from the get go, and along their lifetime. She shares tips and tricks on how to design microservices for resiliency tests, examples of poorly designed services, and how to ensure pertinent design decisions are in place on a continuous basis.

Bio

Nora Jones is a Senior Chaos Engineer at Netflix. She is passionate about delivering high-quality software, improving processes, and promoting efficiency within architecture. Occasionally, she pokes holes in distributed systems to make them more resilient.

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